Government Section

• Village Council approves $55k for interim Village manager services

  By Reilly DixonSeptember 14, 2026

  

  At the most recent Village Council meeting, Tuesday, Sept. 8, Village Council approved several pieces of legislation in connection with outgoing Village Manager Johnnie Burns’ resignation, which he announced at a special meeting last month.

• Planning Commission approves food truck rallies at Antioch

  By Reilly DixonSeptember 5, 2026

  

  By a vote of 5–0, the commission gave the greenlight to MadCab Events to continue bringing a rotating fleet of food trucks to the college’s grassy “horseshoe” space under the shadow of Main Building every Monday evening, May through August, 5–9  p.m.

• Trustees handle financial, MTFR, cemetery business

  By Lauren ShowsSeptember 4, 2026

  

  At its regular meeting Monday, Aug. 17, the Miami Township Board of Trustees moved through a relatively light agenda, approving a new part-time EMT and the sale of two aging Miami Township Fire-Rescue vehicles.

• $8.65 million in wastewater improvements recommended

  By Reilly DixonAugust 31, 2026

  

  At the meeting, Council members heard a familiar story: Yellow Springs is laden with old underground pipes that need fixing, and planning for repairs today would be cheaper than making them under duress tomorrow.

• Clerk, Council members offer village manager updates

  By YS News StaffAugust 25, 2026

  

  Several days after Village Manager Johnnie Burns’ announcement of his resignation at a special Village Council meeting, Friday, Aug, 21, questions remain village-wide about what comes next; some new details have emerged early this week, including a statement from the Village Council president and vice-president.

• Environmental Commission to create local food grower directory

  By Reilly DixonAugust 24, 2026

  

  The mission is simple. The Village-run commission aims to amass the names, contact information and the kinds of edible vendibles from area farmers and gardeners.

• Yellow Springs Village Manager Johnnie Burns resigns

  By Reilly DixonAugust 21, 2026

  

  At a special Village Council meeting on Friday morning, Aug. 21, Village Manager Johnnie Burns announced his resignation, ending his more than 12 years spent working for the Village of Yellow Springs.

• Miami Township Trustees discuss cemetery oversight

  By Lauren ShowsAugust 7, 2026

  

  Plans to prepare the Pine Forest section of Glen Forest Cemetery for burials led to extensive discussion at the Monday, July 20, meeting of the Miami Township Trustees, as board members debated the cost of adding pine needle ground cover to the site — and more broadly, how decisions about Township cemeteries should be made.

• Local governing bodies hold joint meeting — growth, levies and taxes broached

  By Reilly DixonAugust 6, 2026

  

  For the first time in over three years, representatives from all three local governmental bodies — Village Council, Yellow Springs Board of Education and Miami Township Board of Trustees — gathered in one room. The goal of the two-hour meeting held Thursday, July 9, was to discuss ways the three groups could work more closely and collaboratively on matters of development, finances and, more generally, small-town cohesion.

• Meredith Road to close for culvert replacement

  By YS News StaffAugust 5, 2026

  

  Meredith Road will be closed between SR 343 and Hilt Road for a culvert replacement beginning Monday, Aug. 10.